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Lynburn Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Nith Street, Dunfermline KY11 4LU · 01383 602422
On the mapSearch near KY11 4LU
Overview
- Pupils
- 388
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Fife
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 100 places
- Teachers
- 21.7
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
- Average class size
- 27.7
- Additional support needs
- 169 pupils (44%)
- English as an additional language
- 46 pupils (12%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (264 pupils)
- P6 and older44.4% (55 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 38%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (short inspection, report published 28 May 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 5 (very good); Securing children’s progress 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 28 May 2024
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 5 · Very good |
Previously: inspection, Jan 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Jan 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 3 · Satisfactory The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 7 Apr 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 100
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 4 · Good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 5 · Very good |